diff --git a/godot/animation/BattlerAnim.gd b/godot/animation/BattlerAnim.gd
index 35cdfe73162fb601c52b2f0f7492d129d11d3c09..2513fdd1eac88715815b981f293bc49c113a695a 100644
--- a/godot/animation/BattlerAnim.gd
+++ b/godot/animation/BattlerAnim.gd
@@ -4,5 +4,10 @@ class_name BattlerAnim
 
 onready var anim = $AnimationPlayer
 
-func stagger():
+func play_stagger():
 	anim.play("take_damage")
+	yield(anim, "animation_finished")
+
+func play_death():
+	anim.play("death")
+	yield(anim, "animation_finished")
diff --git a/godot/combat/battlers/BattlerSkin.gd b/godot/combat/battlers/BattlerSkin.gd
index 642e9c2569638004798bfa132b7a6b36840bfa8b..e458034e1a4561c3f65be6331c8f39093878ea95 100644
--- a/godot/combat/battlers/BattlerSkin.gd
+++ b/godot/combat/battlers/BattlerSkin.gd
@@ -60,5 +60,8 @@ func set_blink(value):
 	else:
 		anim.play("idle")
 
-func stagger():
-	battler_anim.stagger()
+func play_stagger():
+	battler_anim.play_stagger()
+
+func play_death():
+	yield(battler_anim.play_death(), "completed")